Game Of Thrones Season 8 - 'The Long Night': Every Death Ranked

5. Qhono

How He Died

The Dothraki's swift exit in the opening moments of the battle was a bit of a headscratcher and while we didn't see their leader Qhono (well, until he was usurped by Jorah) die on screen, his death did form part of one of the best moments in the episode. Instead of us seeing the cavalry (who you should never send into battle that way) fighting full-blooded with the wights, most of what we saw was restricted to long-distance shots showing their magical flaming swords.

Rather brilliantly, as quickly as they charged into battle, their lights began to be extinguished, leaving the audience to fill in the gaps and it was far more effective than actually showing us.

So while we didn't see Whono fall, for his part in this stunning sequence, he deserves praise. It really was a brilliantly creative moment in the episode and an incredibly bold way of avoiding the most obvious way of presenting the first battle contact.

They were a necessary casualty, unfortunately.

What It Means

Well, mostly just that Dany's forces are now decimated. In order to make the drama of the battle with Cersei more interesting, Dany had to have her most valuable fighting assets stripped away or decimated heavily, and removing the Dothraki was a prerequisite.